My better judgement is wrestling with my morbid curiosity, but what on earth is that sign: “BLEACH BLONDE BAD BUILT BUTCH BODY”

Being cringe A.F., as the kids say, is a power that grows with age. (:

It should be the media’s responsibility to thoroughly fact check both parties. If that means they have to pre-submit their primary answers and read them off a teleprompter, then so be it.

You’re right, it wasn’t a win, but it should have been.

I’m not really a golf person, but from passing knowledge, he said his handicap was +8 IIRC. I think that means that on an average course, he’d typically hit 8 strokes above par.

Trump seemed incredulous of his claim, so I’m guessing that means Trump has a higher handicap?

Perhaps. I wish that were the reality we lived in. I also wish Gore won over Bush and we nipped Global warming in the bud. Alas…

I mean, he certainly did say that he wants to increases taxes on the ultra-wealthy.

It’s not a foreign policy issue, but it’s one that would be unpopular with any rich donors so it perhaps demonstrates some amount of integrity.

Just to be clear, I’m not trying to defend the US. Their foreign policy is stinkier than blue cheese.

He did, and I’m not trying to downplay that in any way. He also called for peace, though, whereas Trump said he was also pro-Israel but thought Israel should finish what they started.

I didn’t even realize where we were until I read your comment.

I don’t know… I see what you’re saying, but does the president not have the power to take a principled stance on the matter? Maybe I’m being too naïve about what’s realistically possible, but ultimately intended policy decisions have to start at the mouth of the nation’s leader.

He needs to firmly acknowledge and denounce the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

In 2009, CNN’s current CEO and chairman was called the 65th most powerful person in the world by Forbes.

I wonder if he’d have any financial incentive one way or the other?

What’s weird is part of me just wishes they’d just settle it in a golf match. 1 month practice, PGA rules. I don’t even like golf.

Yeah, I don’t disagree. Those who make their decisions by disregarding policy are probably not going to be doing the right things for the right reasons anyways.

If they tip the balance and that means a dictatorship, there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it short of global intervention.

I fucking despise Biden for his policy in Palestine. If there was any reasonable chance that they could switch candidates now and still have a shot, I’d totally agree with you.

I think he’s way too old to be president, but I’m sorry to say you’re stuck with a shit decision, and one that’s been engineered to help work against our best interests.

I fully get where you’re coming from, but I’m not trying to gaslight you.

What makes money for billionaires is influencing who sets their tax rates.

CNN can’t help themselves.

I wonder if that has anything to do with CNN’s chairman and CEO, Mark Thompson, ranked by Forbes as the 65th most powerful person in the world. 🤔

Would someone like that benefit from tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy?

I cast counterspell. I’m now thinking of puppies.

On the one hand, he fumbled his words a few times pretty poorly. On the other hand, he didn’t spend an hour blatantly lying.

I was watching CNN’s coverage. I thought Biden did alright, asides from a few notable blunders that he recovered from. CNN’s coverage made it sound like he needed to have his adult diapers changed mid question.

It’s crazy how they’re completely ignoring any substance of the debate and solely focusing on appearances. It’s almost like that’d favour a populist candidate or something.

This is the most efficient (known) packing of 17 unit squares inside a square. If you’re asking why it’s like that, that’s above my math proficiency level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing

See also: https://kingbird.myphotos.cc/packing/squares_in_squares.html

Want a hint? Think about a circle bound by an n-sided polygon. What happens to the space between the bounding polygon and the circle as n increases? And when n is infinite?

So of three possible regular tilings, which will be most and least efficient?

(Btw, strictly speaking, I shouldn’t have said tri/hex before, as it’s really just hex tiling.)

You could also use some fancy trig to calculate the efficiency %, but that’s way too much work for me. :)

I think you skipped a row.

Also, 6*6+7=???